Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards

The Renée Fleming Foundation has joined forces with the NeuroArts Blueprint initiative to establish the Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards. The awards will support both basic and applied research that expands the evidence base of the emerging field of neuroarts and furthers the mission of the Neuroarts Blueprint.

Neuroarts is the study of how the arts measurably change the brain and body and how this knowledge is translated into practices that advance health and wellbeing. This work can help people prevent, manage, and recover from physical and mental challenges across the lifespan. The mission of the NeuroArts Blueprint is to have the arts — and their use in all their many forms — become part of mainstream medicine and public health.

Two types of awards are available, both of which are designed to support innovative and collaborative neuroarts-related work, conducted by early career investigators and researchers:

Basic Research Grants: To be jointly awarded to (1) an early career investigator engaged in a field of basic science related to neuroarts and affiliated with an academic or research institution; and (2) an individual working in an arts-based neuroarts discipline. The proposal must be designed to expand the science behind neuroarts, i.e., the scientific evidence that demonstrates the power of the arts to measurably change the brain and body in advancing the health and wellbeing of individuals. Fields of basic science related to neuroarts include neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, public health, neurology, complementary medicine, pediatrics, gerontology, and rehabilitation science and may involve others. Arts-based neuroarts disciplines include visual arts, dance, music, expressive writing, performing arts, digital arts, and may involve others. Two one-year grants, each for up to $25,000, will be awarded.
Applied Research Grants: To be awarded to (1) a post-doctoral fellow or PhD candidate with a demonstrated interest in the field of neuroarts and affiliated with an academic or research institution; and (2) working under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated with an academic or research institution and engaged in the field of neuroarts. The proposal must be designed to apply the science behind neuroarts in a community-based setting to advance the health and wellbeing of individuals or groups of individuals. Community-based settings include health, arts, and other community-related organizations and may involve others. Four one-year grants, each for up to $7,500, will be awarded.

Additional information is available via the general inquiry email address for the NeuroArts Blueprint: [email protected].